diff --git a/modules/juce_opengl/opengl/juce_OpenGLFrameBuffer.cpp b/modules/juce_opengl/opengl/juce_OpenGLFrameBuffer.cpp
index 688b000bd8..30e9cc318d 100644
--- a/modules/juce_opengl/opengl/juce_OpenGLFrameBuffer.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_opengl/opengl/juce_OpenGLFrameBuffer.cpp
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ public:
     Pimpl (OpenGLContext& c, const int w, const int h,
            const bool wantsDepthBuffer, const bool wantsStencilBuffer)
         : context (c), width (w), height (h),
-          textureID (0), frameBufferID (0), depthOrStencilBuffer (0),
-          hasDepthBuffer (false), hasStencilBuffer (false)
+          textureID (0), frameBufferID (0), depthOrStencilBuffer (0)
     {
         // Framebuffer objects can only be created when the current thread has an active OpenGL
         // context. You'll need to create this object in one of the OpenGLContext's callbacks.
@@ -114,9 +113,6 @@ public:
 
             if (wantsStencilBuffer)
                 context.extensions.glFramebufferRenderbuffer (GL_FRAMEBUFFER, GL_STENCIL_ATTACHMENT, GL_RENDERBUFFER, depthOrStencilBuffer);
-
-            hasDepthBuffer = wantsDepthBuffer;
-            hasStencilBuffer = wantsStencilBuffer;
         }
 
         unbind();
@@ -160,19 +156,10 @@ public:
     OpenGLContext& context;
     const int width, height;
     GLuint textureID, frameBufferID, depthOrStencilBuffer;
-    bool hasDepthBuffer, hasStencilBuffer;
 
 private:
     GLint prevFramebuffer{};
 
-    bool checkStatus() noexcept
-    {
-        const GLenum status = context.extensions.glCheckFramebufferStatus (GL_FRAMEBUFFER);
-
-        return status == GL_NO_ERROR
-            || status == GL_FRAMEBUFFER_COMPLETE;
-    }
-
     JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE (Pimpl)
 };